Evaluación geriátrica integral del adulto mayor

Background: Due to the progressive aging of our population, it is imperative to evaluate the life conditions and health limitations of older people. Aim: To report the results of an integral geriatric evaluation of Mexican older people. Material and Methods: A cross-sectional assessment of 324 older...

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Autores principales:	Cortés N,Alma Rosa, Villarreal R,Enrique, Galicia R,Liliana, Martínez G,Lidia, Vargas D,Emma Rosa
Lenguaje:	Spanish / Castilian
Publicado:	Sociedad Médica de Santiago 2011
Materias:	Aged Geriatric assessment México
Acceso en línea:	http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872011000600005
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language	Spanish / Castilian
topic	Aged Geriatric assessment México
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description	Background: Due to the progressive aging of our population, it is imperative to evaluate the life conditions and health limitations of older people. Aim: To report the results of an integral geriatric evaluation of Mexican older people. Material and Methods: A cross-sectional assessment of 324 older subjects of a median age of 70 years (57% females) beneficiaries of the Mexican Institute of Social Security of the city of Querétaro. Social, demographic, medical, functional and cognitive variables were evaluated. Results: Of the studied subjects, 37% were illiterate, 61% lived with a partner and 47% were dedicated to household activities. Thirty three percent had visual impairment, 54% had hearing impairment, 39% had urinary incontinence, 26% reported falls in the last six months, 34% had nutritional problems, 38% were functionally dependent, 49% had sleeping problems, 25% had cognitive impairment and 25% had depression. Conclusions: The general health outlook of this population is encouraging, considering that more than half are not functionally impaired.
author	Cortés N,Alma Rosa Villarreal R,Enrique Galicia R,Liliana Martínez G,Lidia Vargas D,Emma Rosa
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title	Evaluación geriátrica integral del adulto mayor
title_short	Evaluación geriátrica integral del adulto mayor
title_full	Evaluación geriátrica integral del adulto mayor
title_fullStr	Evaluación geriátrica integral del adulto mayor
title_full_unstemmed	Evaluación geriátrica integral del adulto mayor
title_sort	evaluación geriátrica integral del adulto mayor
publisher	Sociedad Médica de Santiago
publishDate	2011
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